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Skill Discovery

Find, evaluate, and install skills from the community.

Overview​

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                  SKILL DISCOVERY FLOW                       │
│                                                             │
│   SEARCH ──► BROWSE ──► EVALUATE ──► INSTALL ──► SYNC       │
│                                                             │
└─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Find skills by keyword:

skillshare search pdf
skillshare search "code review"
skillshare search react

Step 2: Browse Repositories​

Explore skills in a repository:

# Official Anthropic skills
skillshare install anthropics/skills

# Community skills
skillshare install ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills

This enters discovery mode — shows all available skills in the repo.

Step 3: Evaluate​

Before installing, consider:

  • Does it solve my problem? Read the description
  • Is it well-maintained? Check the repo's activity
  • Will it conflict? Check for name collisions with existing skills

Preview what would be installed:

skillshare install anthropics/skills/skills/pdf --dry-run

Step 4: Install​

Single skill​

skillshare install anthropics/skills/skills/pdf

Multiple skills from one repo​

skillshare install anthropics/skills/skills/pdf
skillshare install anthropics/skills/skills/code-review

Entire repo (for teams)​

skillshare install github.com/team/skills --track

Step 5: Sync​

Don't forget to sync after installing:

skillshare sync
SourceURL
Anthropic Officialanthropics/skills
Vercel Agent Skillsvercel-labs/agent-skills
Communityskillsmp.com

Discovery Commands​

CommandPurpose
search <query>Search for skills
install <repo>Browse repo (discovery mode)
install <repo/path>Install specific skill
listShow installed skills

Installing Options​

# Custom name
skillshare install anthropics/skills/skills/pdf --name my-pdf

# Force overwrite
skillshare install anthropics/skills/skills/pdf --force

# Update existing
skillshare install anthropics/skills/skills/pdf --update

# Track for team sharing
skillshare install github.com/team/skills --track

After Installing​

Verify​

skillshare list
skillshare status

Test​

Use the skill in your AI CLI to make sure it works as expected.

Update later​

# Single skill (with source metadata)
skillshare install pdf --update

# Tracked repo
skillshare update _team-skills